Shloka 29

Matsya Purana — Saptamī Sacred Bath and the Mṛtavatsābhiṣeka Rite for Pacifying Misfortune an...

Devanagari script

ततः शुक्लाम्बरधरा कुमारपतिसंयुता सप्तकं पूजयेद्भक्त्या स्त्रीणामथ गुरुं पुनः //

Transliteration

tataḥ śuklāmbaradharā kumārapatisaṃyutā saptakaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā strīṇāmatha guruṃ punaḥ //

Translation

Then, wearing white garments and accompanied by her husband, a woman should devoutly worship the sevenfold group (saptaka); thereafter, she should again worship the preceptor (guru) of women.

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरा (śukla-ambara-dharā): wearing white garments

• कुमार-पति-संयुता (kumāra-pati-saṃyutā): accompanied by her husband (lit. joined with the husband)

• सप्तकम् (saptakam): the group of seven, sevenfold set

• पूजयेत् (pūjayet): should worship/honour

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): with devotion

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām): of women/for women

• अथ (atha): then/thereupon

• गुरुम् (gurum): the guru, preceptor/teacher

• पुनः (punaḥ): again, once more.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (likely narrative frame for ritual injunctions in this section)

Entities Mentioned

• Saptaka (sevenfold group)
• Guru (preceptor)

Tags

• Vrata
• Puja-vidhi
• Women’s rites
• Ritual purity
• Devotional worship

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address pralaya; it is a ritual injunction focused on purity (white garments) and devotional worship within a vow/puja context.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It supports householder-dharma by prescribing orderly domestic worship: observing ritual purity, performing prescribed devotions, and honoring the guru—key pillars of ethical and religious life in Purāṇic practice.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it specifies dress (white clothing), the presence of the husband in the rite, worship of a ‘saptaka’ (sevenfold set), and concluding reverence to the guru—elements that structure a formal puja procedure.